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"So... Yuri has already completed her treatment and returned?" Mei Terumi carefully looked the girl up and down again, but found no trace that she had undergone any treatment.

Qi Shuang patiently explained, "Yuri's illness requires quite a bit of time to treat. If she undergoes treatment now, she'll miss this Chunin Ninja Exams."

"So, she decided to receive treatment from Tsunade after the Chunin Ninja Exams ended."

As he spoke, he gave the girl a meaningful glance.

"Mizukage-sama, rest assured. I'll give those Konoha people a good beating in the arena and teach that hateful woman a lesson!" Yuri said confidently to Mei Terumi.

"Can Yuri's body handle participating?" After hearing the girl's words, Mei Terumi looked suspiciously at Qi Shuang.

Qi Shuang nodded and said softly, "Tsunade said there shouldn't be any problems for the time being."

Then he looked at the girl beside him and seriously instructed her, "The Chunin Ninja Exams officially begin tomorrow. Go back and rest early today, and prepare properly!"

"Okay—"

Yuri answered and obediently returned to her room.

Only after hearing the sound of the door slamming shut in the corridor did Mei Terumi seriously ask Qi Shuang, "Was it worth paying such a heavy price?"

"Of course!"

Knowing that she was referring to Yuri, Qi Shuang nodded and continued, "The technological barriers surrounding hybridization breeding can't hold back Konoha and the other three villages forever."

"At most ten years, or as little as five or six, they'll definitely be able to figure out the basics."

"By then, the technology for improving crop seeds won't be difficult for them anymore."

"They'll be able to improve their own crop varieties."

"And Yuri is the most outstanding junior generation member in our Kirigakure. Once she grows up, Kirigakure will certainly gain a pillar of